The staff is a genuine stick out of the woods near my school lol XD So I just cut it to the right length, including the little pieces for the hook, and cut off all of the knobs on it and sanded it. Then I drilled out holes and screwed the pieces together with wood glue in between. And thennn I used glitter glue to make it glittery, and painted white and blue swirls up the side. That's about it I know someone else who used a dowel though, and hers looks somewhat better than mine >.>